Collar holding clasp



Nov. 14, 1933. w. J. MORSE COLLAR HOLDING CLASP Filed Nov. 13, 1931 Invewfor by fl/rc elz/dme Llfi'orneg J Pat n d Nov. 14, 1933 p 1.934346 COLLAR NGQLQ 7 William J. Morse, art ei ord 'm q Application November 13, 1931 Serial No. 574,728

2 Claims. (Cl. 24-81) This invention relates to claspsof-the type used for holding together the end edges of a soft laundered turned-down collar to prevent them from gapping open and presenting amussed-up 1 6' or untidy appearance.

The most common fault found with this class of devices as heretofore made is the difficulty of correctly applying or adjusting the device in proper relation to the end portions of the collar which it engages and positions, as well as the difficulty of removing it from the collar in cases where the grip of the clasp on the fabric is suflicient to prevent accidental displacement while in use. j

inate this fault by providing a construction and arrangement which permits the easy application and adjustment of the clasp in proper position to hold the ends of the collar in place while at the same time affording a gripping engagement with the fabric of the collar suflicien't to prevent accidental displacement while the device is in use.

With this object in view thev invention comprises, generally speaking, a front bar and a back bar of resilient material whose end portions are reversely bent upon themselves in such manner as to 'form'in conjunction with the ends of the front bar, a converging throat for guiding the collar ends into position when it is being inserted, each reversely bent end portion comprising a member inclined forwardly to anapex which' engages the rear face of the front bar, then rearwardly bent to form an abrupt shoulder with the extreme end portion extending for a substantial distance toward the middle of the clasp in substantial parallelism with the sub-bending body portion of the back bar. This and other features of the invention will be particularly described in the following specification and will be defined in the claims hereto annexed.

In the drawing is illustrated a preferred form embodying the principles of this invention in which Fig. 1 is a front perspective view-of the complete In the practice of the invention as illustrated, I

employ a front bar 1 provided at its middle portion with lateral flanges 2 adapted to be bent around and interlocked with the middle portion of the back bar 5 so as toanchor the two bars It is the object of the present invention to elimsecurely together, but I do not confine myself to this mode of securing the two bars together.

The front bar is preferably slightly bowed and near the opposite ends thereof are formed in the die press slightly raised shoulders as shown at 3 Ga facinginwardly toward the middle part of the clasp. I

The back bar is preferably made of somewhat thinner more easily flexed material and is of greater length than the front bar with its end portions reversely bent and carried back toward the middle between the main body 5 of the back bar and the portions of the front bar that are spaced therefrom.

These reversely bent end portions comprise forwardly inclined parts 4a terminating in an apex 4b and a rearwardly extending abruptly bent portion 40 leaving an abrupt shoulderinside of the apical point from which position the extreme end or tip is extended inwardly for a substantial distance in approximate parallelism with the body portion 5 as shown at 4d. 7

It will be noted that the apex of each clasp element lies a short distance inside of the shoulder 3 on the front bar. This shoulder3 is of only slight depth, not necessarily exceeding asixtyfourth of an inch in depth. It functions to present a shallow rib or, shoulder projecting slightly beyond the point where the fabric is pinched between the apex 4b and the front bar. In conjunction with the apical part the nearby shoulder 3 is found to afford an adequate grip for preventing accidental displacement which tends to pull the collar, out of place and yet the construction does not afford substantial resistance to the drawing inor insertion of the fabric between the clasp members; or its withdrawal or'removal from them. Furthermore, the construction while holding the fabric against accidental withdrawal makes it very easy to adjust .95 the clasp up and down or parallel with the end' edges of the collar to position the clasp for properly performing'its function.v The extreme inner end or tip portion 4d is prolonged a sufficient distance to pass well beyond'the seam uniting the plies together so that when the end, of the" collaris withdrawn from the clasp there is no danger of the seam or inner'ply'catching against this tip end.

What I claim is; V

1; A collar holding clasp embracing in its construction, a front barrprovided near each end with a shallow inwardly facing shoulder, a back barof resilient materialsecured midway of its ends to the middle portion of the front bar hav 1 0 bent rearwardly and then extended toward themiddle portion beyond the normal position of the end edge of the inserted collar. t

2. A collar holding clasp embracing in its construction a front bar whose rear surface is formed intermediate of its opposite ends and its middle portion with a transverse indented notch presenting abrupt shoulders facing toward the medial portion of the bar, and a back bar of resilient material and of substantially greater length than the front bar having its opposite end portions reversely bent to form inwardly turned spring grip members, each of which is formed with an inclined portion whose end portion is bent rearwardly to form a transverse apex located in each instance adjacent to and inwardly of the aforesaid shoulder of the front bar, thereby permitting the easy insertion of the edges of a collar and the; easy adjustment of the clasp on the collar after the edges have been inserted.

I WILLIAM J. MORSE. 

